Garvey's choice : the graphic novel
Call Number
- J GRAPHIC NOVEL GRIM (CEN, POW, WSQ)
Edition
First paperback edition.
Publication Information
New York : Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2023.
Physical Description
141 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience
Grades 4-6. Wordsong.
Summary
"Award-winning author Nikki Grimes's beloved novel in verse Garvey's Choice is now a graphic novel, imaginatively and dramatically illustrated by Little Shaq artist Theodore Taylor III"--
"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus, Garvey finds a way to accept himself, and a way to finally reach his distant father--by speaking the language of music instead of the language of sports." --